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The golden beam of energy easily tore through everything in its path, disappearing straight into the sky. The surging magical aftershocks spread and reached this point before slowly dissipating, and the aura it contained was all too familiar to her—

"Father..."

The startled voice was drowned out by the roar, and the approaching shadow made the knight realize that he was still in the middle of a battle. Helpless, he could only suppress the impulse in his heart and face the enemy in front of him again.

"Damn it, do you really want to be chopped into seventeen or eighteen pieces?!"

……

You have summoned a reliable friend: Artoria Pendragon.

[A reliable friend: Artoria Pendragon observes reality, her sanity diminishes]

[You have used cognitive blocking, resulting in a decrease in rationality.]

[Rationality: 9/70]

[A reliable friend: Artoria Pendragon used her Noble Phantasm]

You canceled the summon.

[A reliable friend: Artoria Pendragon has left.]

In summary, the above is the main content.

After summoning a Heroic Spirit and unleashing her Noble Phantasm, Lin Yi immediately canceled the maintenance on her—bearing four times the mental pollution was already the limit for this body; if it were five times, there was no point in fighting at all; he could just obediently wait to go mad.

Moreover, even if the summoning of the Heroic Spirits continued, or the summoning of the real Lily and Abigail was canceled and a new Heroic Spirit was summoned instead, Lin Yi did not think it would make any sense to the "things" in front of him.

"You brought me here just to show me these things?"

Lin Yi narrowed his eyes slightly as he gazed at the pure girl (filthy flesh and blood) standing in the ruins (flesh and blood) before him.

Even though she was backed into a corner, the girl (?) still didn't show any worry or panic: "Saya didn't do anything~ It was all just the result of your own thoughts, big brother."

"what do you want to say?"

"Big brother, guess?"

The chains that appeared out of thin air instantly wrapped around and stretched the girl (?) into the air. With a loud explosion, weapons that should have appeared in legends pierced her body without mercy.

However, Lin Yi did not show any signs of relaxation in the face of this easily accomplished "murder," but instead frowned: "I hate riddles."

“Saya is also not good at puzzles, whether human or other types.”

Stepping on her own "corpse" from a moment ago, the girl looked over with a mischievous grin: "But there are some things that can't be passed on except in this way. That's what 'Mother' told me."

"Mother?"

The Heavenly Lock that had been entangled in mid-air was released, and the remaining small fragment fell to the ground, where it was devoured and digested by the suddenly opened maw.

The girl (?) seemed to have gotten used to the scene of her "body" being eaten, and after staring at it with a slightly regretful wooden gaze for a while, she ignored it.

“My ‘mother’ older brother should have already been in contact with her.”

For no apparent reason, a "name" I had once heard of surfaced in my mind.

——Shub-niggurath

The Great Old Ones: Chapter 936 Saya's Song (11)

Shub-niggurath, one of the three ancient deities, symbolizes the duties of fertility and reproduction. She is also known as the goddess of dark abundance, the supreme mother goddess, and the black goat of the forest who gives birth to countless offspring.

Unlike Yog Sothoth, whom Lin Yi had encountered before, he had met this otherworldly evil god much earlier. He had even used the power of this otherworldly evil god to resolve a situation when he was caught up in the closed system of the "Information Integration Thought Entity." However, it is likely that its fate was not good at that time... Therefore, the stance shown in this long-awaited "reunion" is somewhat intriguing.

Subsequently, the words from "Saya" confirmed Lin Yi's conjecture.

“This is inside ‘Mother’s’ body, and also the body of ‘Shub-niggurath’ that you think she is, big brother. Including Saya, all of them are Mother’s ‘children’, okay?”

As it spoke, the "big mouth" that opened from the ground had completely devoured "Saya's" corpse. It licked its tongue as if it hadn't had enough, and then slowly "closed its mouth" after sweeping away the scattered remains around it.

Watching this scene, Lin Yi roughly understood what was going on with the series of unusual situations he had encountered since entering the "Outer Realm." The only question was—

"Was this initiated by you or by your 'mother'?"

For the first time, Saya showed a genuine "smile"—though to the real world seen through her right eye, it only appeared as an increasingly insane gesture.

“It’s ‘Mother’. It’s subject to more restrictions, so I can only convey this message to you, big brother, in this way.”

After carefully considering his words, Lin Yi asked, "Yog Sothos too?"

Saya nodded vigorously, but this time she didn't speak—not because she didn't want to, but because she couldn't.

"...Nyarlathotep too?"

The girl (?) smiled even more broadly and nodded vigorously, seemingly quite satisfied.

As of now, Lin Yi has sorted out all his thoughts.

The reason why it feels incomprehensible and incomprehensible is not only due to the "unknowable" nature of the evil god, but also because one's own thinking is flawed.

When you think someone is approaching you with hostility, you will naturally be wary of their every move. But what if the other person isn't approaching you at all?

That's right, from the very beginning, they did not approach him with hostility.

Or rather, what they are hostile to is not themselves, so rather than "targeting," they are more like "inducing"—using a more ambiguous method to convey to themselves things that cannot be described in words.

At least, everything Lin Yi encountered after entering this outer world through the "Silver Gate" was part of Shub-niggurath's design, and its true purpose wasn't to kill or expel Lin Yi—otherwise, it wouldn't have used such a "gentle" method; it would have already surrounded and killed him with all its "children," that is, all the species living within its "body." It even went so far as to directly devour and digest Lin Yi using its own "body," since, in a sense, Lin Yi was still inside its "belly."

After entering the "outer realm," all these encounters were merely to convey certain messages to Lin Yi... messages that neither it nor its offspring could communicate through words or any other means.

Squinting, Lin Yi recalled the things he had encountered in the "outer realm"—

“The blind man corresponds to ‘not being able to look directly at the wounded woman’.”

Therefore, it cannot be described with images.

"Tongue cut-out" corresponds to "indescribable".

Therefore, it cannot be expressed in words.

“The one who is beheaded corresponds to ‘incomprehensible’.”

Therefore, it cannot be directly instilled through the mind or thoughts.

"The one without arms corresponds to 'immeasurable'."

Therefore, it cannot be modified in any way.

The only option is to use this cumbersome and inefficient method to gradually guide Lin Yi to notice the true reality within his own body...

Almost the instant Lin Yi realized all this, the battle outside the hospital subsided—the armless man's "mission" was over, and naturally, there was no need for him to continue existing. As for Saya's disappointment during this time, it was no longer within Lin Yi's consideration. At this moment, he was more curious about what the Black Goat Mother meant by "telling" him all this.

If I'm not mistaken, this being, possessing these elements of being "unbearable, indescribable, incomprehensible, and immeasurable," is unique, even within the system of the Great Old Ones and Outer Gods.

"Azathoth?"

The "earth" beneath his feet, made of piled-up flesh and blood, suddenly writhed. Lin Yi, who had already realized that this was the body of the Black Goat's mother, naturally did not mistake it for an "earthquake" or anything like that.

As Lin Yi uttered the "name," the girl before him seemed to lose her soul and froze, blood continuously welling in her eyes, before speaking in a flat, emotionless voice—

"It remembered your name, and in exchange, you learned its name... It's mutual; only by possessing the 'fragment' can an intersection be destined."

Saya—or rather, Shub Nicholas, through the mouth of her son, conveyed the message that was allowed to be conveyed in words: "It is different from me, Nyarlathotep, Yog-Sothoth, and all the Great Old Ones. It has no desires and no thoughts, only utter madness... We follow the guidance of terror and chaos, killing and destroying only to please, but it has gone out of control, madness for madness's sake."

"It once symbolized the birth and origin of all our past, but now it is dragging us toward the end of madness."

As Saya's body shattered, the voice of inorganic matter entered her ears.

"We have decided to destroy it."

In an instant, all the clues came together.

The first foundation for the Great Old Ones was in the world of Aria the Scarlet Ammo within the Information Integration Thought Entity, and the first contact was not with any of the three pillars, but with the relatively weak Deep Ones.

However, the Deep Ones of that time did not appear in that world as invaders, but as fugitives—

"It's not just the Deep Ones; all the Old Ones and Outer Gods are fleeing, fleeing the source that created us and is about to destroy us."

The Great Old Ones: Chapter 937 Saya's Song (12)

From the very beginning, the Great Old Ones' goal was not the "War of the Fragments." The fundamental purpose of all their actions was simply to transmit information that they could not transmit in a "normal" way.

Let's go back to the source of the problem.

Azathoth, the origin of Outland, the source of all the Great Old Ones, from which the three Primal Gods were born.

Symbolizing "darkness" is the Supreme Mother Goddess Shub-Niggurath, who gave birth to almost all the Great Old Ones, including Cthulhu, and indeed all life.

The symbol of "chaos" is Nyarlathotep, the messenger and representative of all the gods, a symbol of mockery and contradiction.

Symbolizing the "Nameless Mist," Yog-Sothoth is the key to the Silver Gate.

However, this ancient and mysterious terrifying entity was unlike any of the "fragments" Lin Yi had ever encountered—it had no reason.

In the "Outer Realms," it symbolizes neither power nor wisdom, nor even any element such as darkness or light; it symbolizes only "blindness" and "folly"...

Is this really so unreasonable?

But that's just the way it is. Rather, it's more accurate to say that all beings living in the "Outer Realms" are incomprehensible, and it's normal for Azathoth, as the origin, to have such a symbol.

However, Azathoth's "normality" was clearly unacceptable to the many Great Old Ones born from its existence, especially when it began to unconsciously drag all the Great Old Ones toward destruction... In order to change this fate of destruction caused by its own madness, a massive "escape" began.

Realizing that Azathoth had gone mad and was dragging them toward destruction, the Great Old Ones had no choice but to flee from the Outer Realm to the Inner Realm in order to save themselves.

Among them, the Deep One that Lin Yi once encountered in the world of "Aria the Scarlet Ammo" was undoubtedly the relatively "lucky" one. It did not get lost in the vast void, but instead, with a bit of "luck", it discovered the existence of the Information Integration Thought Entity and launched an invasion targeting it.

However, the chaotic nature of the evil god clearly made it forget the existence of certain possibilities. For example, what it discovered was not something it actively discovered, but something other evil gods made it discover...

In any case, starting with the death of the Deep One, the world of Aria the Scarlet Ammo naturally leads to Nyarlathotep, one of the three Great Old Ones. However, Nyarlathotep, fighting on foreign soil, soon faces the same "defeat," but leaves behind a final message before disappearing.

—Azathoth has learned your name; unknowable terrors will descend upon you in the not-too-distant future… Qi Shan {zero 罒韭(@⑦叁肆

This is the very beginning of information transmission.

As holders of the same "fragment," their differing positions meant that their encounter couldn't remain merely a matter of verbal understanding; a direct clash was inevitable to determine a single victor. However, as Azathoth learned of the existence of the "Main God Space," Lin Yi also learned of the existence of the Outer Gods, and their previously parallel paths began to intersect.

Through this "intersection," Yog Sothoth, one of the three pillar gods, began the second part of the transmission operation.

Having infiltrated the inner workings of the "Root," its ultimate goal is not to achieve victory. On the contrary, its mission is to fail—to expose its existence to Lin Yi, allowing Lin Yi, the holder of the "Fragment," to use it as an entry point into the "Outer Realm."

This is the second step in information transmission.

Upon entering the "Outer Realm"—that is, the body of the Supreme Mother Goddess Shub-Niggurath—the third and most concrete step of information transmission officially begins.

The common origin of the three pillar gods and even all the Great Old Ones dictates that they cannot directly transmit information about Azathoth in any way, and even uttering its name is taboo. Therefore, after Lin Yi entered Shub Nicholas's body, it had to choose this awkward way to transmit information about Azathoth.

—The blind, corresponding to 'cannot look directly at'.

—The one who cuts out the tongue corresponds to 'indescribable'.

—The decapitated one corresponds to 'incomprehensible'.

—The one without arms corresponds to 'immeasurable'.

Using the special locations of four stars, along with four distinct special missions, Shub Nicholas completes the final step in the message delivery, using a vague concept to "describe" the "concept" of Azathoth, who has already fallen into madness.

Perhaps it was to gain trust, or perhaps there was simply no need to hide anything. Of course, it is more likely that they had no other choice. In conveying this third part of the information, they also clearly expressed their true purpose.

"We have decided to destroy it."

……

After sorting through the large amount of information he had gathered in just a few minutes, Lin Yi carefully asked, "...When did Azathoth's madness begin?"

If it were merely "blind folly," it would be far more than just causing the Great Old Ones to flee and even killing Azathoth to prevent destruction. After all, "blindness" is one thing, but it has nothing to do with madness leading to self-destruction. Moreover, if "blind folly" could lead to self-destruction, then the Outland and the evil gods living there would never have been born in the first place—they would have self-destructed along with Azathoth before they even formed, and there would have been no way they could have crossed paths with Lin Yi.

Therefore, the changes of the evil gods must have some kind of omen and origin, and the answer of the Black Goat Mother proves this point.

"We don't know the exact time, but at some point—it started to get out of control."

It's not that he lost his mind; as the source of unknown terror, Azathoth has never been rational.

"Unlike all the Great Old Ones, it is a 'god' that operates entirely on instinct. It resides in a palace at the center of the universe, frantically pounding an invisible giant drum and blowing a flute that produces only nauseating, monotonous sounds, accompanied by the mad howls of the Great Old Ones. As its messenger, Nyarlathotep carries out its commands and acts according to its will throughout the universe. Apart from this, it does not have any subjective actions of its own."

Because of blindness, because of foolishness.

"But at some point, it began to lose control. It stopped striking and playing, twisted the old things that lingered near it, even banished Nyarlathotep far away, and then began to slumber..."

The Great Old Ones: Chapter 938 Saya's Song (The End)

The Great Old Ones are chaotic, unknown, and terrifying, but in any case, they are in "movement"—whether they distort those who come into contact with them or infect those who witness their existence, it is all a continuous process of "change".