Chapter 345: This is Makima's Heart
Regarding the Cthulhu mythos, Fang Mo is not entirely ignorant.
In his early years, when he played another sandbox game, Terraria, with friends, it contained many elements from the Cthulhu series. Fang Mo was quite immersed in the game at that time, so he specifically researched related materials. During that period, the Cthulhu elements were quite popular, and many commentators (YouTubers) were riding on its popularity. Thus, while eating instant noodles, Fang Mo watched some videos and learned quite a bit about this topic.
If I remember correctly, Shoggoth should originate from the creatures in the Mountains of Madness. The Elder Beings, using the cells of the Outer God and 'Ultimate Ancestor', Ubbo-Sathla, created Shoggoth and controlled it through hypnotic suggestion, turning Shoggoth into an indefatigable slave.
However, after countless divisions and reproductions, Shoggoth suddenly had an epiphany. They no longer wanted to be slaves, so they constantly rebelled against the Elder Beings and ultimately succeeded in completely consuming them.
The above is the depiction of Shoggoth in the Cthulhu novels. Many joke that Shoggoths are "25th children" because they like to betray their masters.
But the Shoggoth in Fang Mo's hands is not from the Cthulhu mythology, but a unique creature from the MC mod, the AbyssalCraft.
Once MC creatures are materialized, Fang Mo is their only absolute object of loyalty. This is not a hypnotic suggestion, but an inviolable supreme law, similar to 'materialization', which even Fang Mo himself cannot reverse.
Long ago in the Marvel Universe, Fang Mo used MC creatures for related tests. He summoned a villager and then used the Mind Stone to command him to defy himself. However, it was futile; an unprecedented powerful force instantly dissolved the Mind Stone's suggestion.
Therefore, Fang Mo is quite confident about Shoggoth. Currently, this little guy is in its infancy, with very simple thinking. It just chirps and stretches out its tentacles to touch Fang Mo, expressing simple emotions like "master" and "like".
It's... quite innocent. Fang Mo really likes this childlike innocence. So, he directly took out some raw meat steaks and started feeding Shoggoth. The basin-sized steak thudded onto Shoggoth, who contracted its body and let out a chirp. Then, it tentatively touched the steak with a few tentacles and started chirping at Fang Mo.
This chirping contained a hint of confusion, probably not understanding why Fang Mo hit it with something.
"This is food, it's Tauren meat," Fang Mo explained a bit: "Try it. If you like it, I'll get you more next time. My box is almost full of these things."
"Chirp!"
Shoggoth made a sound, and then the steaks sank into its body.
The steaks began to decompose at a visible speed, like melting butter, and soon they disappeared, replaced by Shoggoth's excited chirps.
"Ji! Ji!"
After eating something, Shoggoth seemed to become happier.
It began to move around the room, occasionally poking the bedside table with its tentacles, or rolling the bedsheet into its body, digesting and decomposing it, displaying a nature full of curiosity.
Fang Mo smiled and didn't continue to pay attention to it.
Now that there was plenty of time, Fang Mo planned to materialize a few more items.
Thus, with a thought, a bizarre blue-green statue appeared directly in Steve's hands, and Fang Mo reached out to touch the statue, intending to materialize it.
However, at that moment.
The entire eighth floor of the hotel suddenly shook violently.
An extremely unpleasant, hoarse cry came from outside the door, followed by a change in the gravity on the eighth floor, as if it had tilted ninety degrees, and everything in the room smashed against the wall on the right.
Even Shoggoth, who was constantly exploring, thudded against the wall, emitting a "ji" sound.
"Damn, my newly acquired Shoggoth!"
Seeing this scene, Fang Mo became somewhat displeased.
So, he kicked open the room door and quickly stepped into the hallway.
It's worth mentioning that Fang Mo himself can control gravity, so he was not affected by the change in gravity's direction.
When he reached the hallway, he saw that the rotten flesh not far away had swelled quite a bit, now filling most of the eighth floor, like a wall of flesh, with many disgusting human heads growing on it, all laughing madly and roaring.
"Quick! Let me devour the heart of the chainsaw!"
On the other hand, the bedrock golem didn't even have a single mark on it.
"This... what?!"
The Eternity Devil was also stunned.
However, just at this moment, the bedrock golem slowly lowered its head to look at the Eternity Devil.
"..."
For some reason, the Eternity Devil suddenly felt the other's anger. Yes, although it looked like a stone statue, it somehow felt the fury of the other party.
In the next second, the huge black-grey hand forcefully slammed down.
The Eternity Devil didn't have time to react before its body exploded into a bloodbath.
With just this one blow, countless limbs were crushed into pulp by the immense force. However, this place was, after all, the stomach of the Eternity Devil, and soon these flesh and blood reformed into limbs and started to attack the bedrock golem.
The Eternity Devil, roaring, bit towards the bedrock golem.
Then its teeth were shattered, and these toothless heads started to continuously scream, "Ah... it hurts..."
Immediately after, the Eternity Devil transformed countless arms, attempting to attack the bedrock golem, but these arms were also smashed into a bloody mess, and the bedrock golem remained unscathed.
On the other hand, the bedrock golem
With a casual swing of his big bag, he could make the Eternity Devil explode into a rain of blood.
"Ouch, it hurts so much..."
Seeing this, the Eternity Devil also felt a bit helpless: "What the heck is this thing! Why is it so hard!!!"
"Silly child, this is the heart of Makima."
Fang Mo, who was watching the drama unfold, chuckled and replied, "This woman's heart, the more you lick it, the harder it gets. If you don't believe it, try biting it a few more times."
"Eh?"
Denji, who was also watching from not too far away, seemed stunned for a moment: "Is a woman's heart really like that?"
But before he could figure it out,
Another scream came from the Eternity Devil below.
As for Fang Mo, he slowly walked into the guest room where the others were.
"All done."
Fang Mo clapped his hands towards Hayakawa Aki and said, "Anyway, just wait a little longer, and this Devil will be in so much pain that it will want to kill itself. Now, it's time for us to discuss the payment."
"What do you want to do?"
Hayakawa Aki looked at Fang Mo and asked.
"Oh, nothing much."
Fang Mo smiled and waved his hand: "It's just that I think there are too many people in this world who keep dogs, so I also want to follow the trend and keep one. Now that we're on the subject, let me introduce you to my newly adopted little dog."
Saying this, Fang Mo turned his head and called out into the corridor.
"Shoggoth!"
