Cthulhu Gonfalons

Chapter 6

“Unfortunately, those who are big also have problems!” A huge monster near the beach sobbing.

After leaving the ice trench in the deep sea, Sui Xiong set off for the land he saw in the memory of the giant whale and arrived at the shore immediately. The view here is less than ideal. The beach is a black tidal ground, giving off a foul odor that can be smelled from a very long distance. It was almost like a huge muddy pool.

Sui Xiong hated this environment, but he had no other choice. According to the memories of the giant whale, all that was known about its surroundings was a black tidal ground like this, wherever people went. The giant whale was not very curious; he had just been wandering around in the sea. But even so, it had also sailed along the coast for two or three days. The places he had been through were no different at all.

So Sui Xiong could only sigh, manipulate his deformed jellyfish body and attempt to swim towards the shore. He was not worried about lack of oxygen or drying out because this jellyfish was dead, and what happened to his body was not important. In addition, his skin was thick after repeated reinforcement, and was also covered by the tough skin of a giant whale, making it covered enough to prevent water loss.

However, Sui Xiong had ignored the main point. Once he landed, his massive body weight as a huge monster became a huge problem without the buoyancy of the sea. He soon discovers that even when only the upper body is out of the water (when the body is not completely out of the water), the, its great weight had caused the weight-bearing tentacles to sink deep into the mud on the beach. . For him, taking each step was extremely complicated. It was almost impossible for him to move when he was fully out of the water.

Perhaps he could painstakingly use great power to hack through the step forward step by step, although each step would leave a huge hole in the ground. However, this plan was not only a waste of power but also ridiculous. He was left with two options: walk, or dig …

Sui Xiong really did not want to do something so stupid, so he tried to think of a way to solve the problem. Finally, he found a solution that was not really a solution. Since his body was large and heavy and was very uncomfortable for him to move, he needed to make his body smaller and lighter. He can break down some of the muscles and bones, which make up the body, into nutrients and then compress the body to reduce its size and weight.

This plan directly contradicts the common sense of what he has learned about biology and mass conservation. Absolutely impossible on Earth. But that's not impossible in this world. It's just complicated, and the process of transformation means depleting a lot of nutrients. Sui Xiong did not want to be wasteful, but if he wanted to land, find people, and learn more about the world, he had no other choice.

The huge sea monster trembled and quickly shrank. After a while, it shrank from the size of the hill to less than one percent of its previous size. According to the whale's memory, Sui Xiong's new size is almost the same as that of a small fishing boat used by ordinary fishermen. He wanted to shrink further, but right now his body had shrunk as much as possible. Except for the necessary skin and bone structure, the rest is almost entirely composed of highly concentrated nutrients, leaving no room for further compression.

“It's still a bit big, but it's the best I can do ..” he sighed. So, this jellyfish, which was still considered a giant in the sea, stepped forward and landed, supporting its body with many tentacles and crossing the muddy shore.

The muddy beach was now no obstacle for Sui Xiong. With the tentacles spinning, he immediately passed the shore and entered the forest by the sea. The forest here is a bit strange. The soil and vegetation were all grey-black, with the only difference being the color black. Walking in the forest, he could feel that the air was filled with a terrifying strength that made him feel somewhat uncomfortable, leaving his mind muddy and confused.

“A strange magic. According to the pope's memory, he had never seen such a place. It seems unique to landing. ”To the front, Sui Xiong felt an oddity around him. “Any, how could there be so few creatures in the forest? Obviously, the forest is full of lush vegetation, but there are very few insects to be found. What happened?”

His soul was so powerful that even the pope, whose age was unknown, was subject to his superiority. Although he had unintentionally improved his sense of direction, he was well aware of the slight change within a few miles. Following his intuition, he could see that the forest had no animals and insects even if they had dense foliage, which he thought was rather astonishing.

In the vast natural world, wherever there are plants, there must be plant-eating herbivores, which in turn means there must be carnivores that feed on herbivores. That's how the food chain works. Even without animals, there should at least be highly adaptable insects around. However, this forest was completely at odds with his knowledge of biology, making it almost too bizarre to describe.

It should be noted that it had been a long time since he arrived in this world. He had traveled to many places in the boundless sea. He also gained some of the whale's memories by eating his soul. But, both on his journey and in the memory of the giant whale, he did not encounter such a strange phenomenon. Coupled with the air being filled with the same strange magic that even the pope had never seen, Sui Xiong had a faint but ominous feeling.

“Isn't this a ghostly place called ‘Forbidden Place’ formed due to chaotic ancient magic?” There are “forbidden places” in this world, where monstrous, powerful and even perverted monsters live, or unbearable magic chaos, or, making it a forbidden life zone that can only be avoided and observed by most beings from afar. For example, the ice ditch that Sui Xiong had visited not long before was a forbidden place.

Aware of this, he immediately became alert, raising his awareness of his surroundings and not daring to relax for a moment. His natural state was actually a soul, which meant that perhaps he would not have to fear danger in this “forbidden place”. But who could say it wouldn't be worse for the soul? As the saying goes, caution is the mother of salvation!

After walking carefully for a while, he found no danger, and more insects appeared around him. Sui Xiong realized that he was probably too scared and had made a mistake. Perhaps the forest only has a few animals and insects because they dislike the environment beside the sea, not because of the danger. Sui Xiong made a fuss about this strange phenomenon but ended up laughing himself about it. Fortunately, he was alone, so no one else laughed at him for making something out of nothing. Smiling in a self-deprecating manner, Sui Xiong finally calmed down and continued.

This dark black forest was so big that he failed to get out of it even though he was walking ever since he landed until dark. When the sun sets and the moon rises, Sui Xiong finds empty space in the forest to rest for a while, although he can still move freely at night.

Moving during the day and resting at night are very difficult habits to maintain. He did this less because of the need for safety and more because of the desire to keep a little trace of being “human”. During this period of time, Sui Xiong found himself getting used to the monster lifestyle, becoming oblivious to his old way of life. This made him somewhat nervous, so he deliberately maintained some human habits. It only serves to remind him that he is not actually a big monster but is actually still “man”.

There were no plants in the empty space in the forest, and the ground was extremely black. The murky magic in the air became thicker. Although Sui Xiong chose to rest here, he also wanted to test this place to some extent. If there really was something strange in the forest, then it would be in an empty space like this. He stopped under a large tree at the edge of the empty space, waiting patiently.

Sure enough, it didn't take long before the last sunset ray disappeared in the sky, and strange changes began to occur in the forest. The ground began to emit a layer of black gas within the fog that gradually covered the forest floor. Sui Xiong clearly saw that the black gas emitted from the empty space was thick. It did not boast but instead was emitted in a stream like a small geyser.

He became alert and prepared to fight.

The more black gas filled the air, the murky chaos magic in the air gradually became thicker as well, especially over empty space. The magic slowly condensed until it became visible to the naked eye, interweaving a black fog and turning into a flowing whirlpool. After a while, the ground slowly cracked, and black skulls appeared one by one.

“What is this? A natural disaster caused by dead souls? ”Sui Xiong surprised for a moment. He never expected to actually see this fantasy item. He then carefully observed the skulls but found that they did not worry him. They don't seem too strong. He waited for a while and saw more and more skulls and skeletons appear and gradually clenched into dense piles. But he just kept quiet and seemed to be possessed.

“This frame ... what happened?” Sui Xiong did not act rashly and continued to wait patiently.

When the pile of skeletons reached a certain height, they stopped emerging from the ground. But the murky chaos magic in the sky was gradually gathering towards them. Sui Xiong strongly sensed that even though it happened slowly, the skeleton absorbed the magic bit by bit.

This situation lasted all night until the moon would set and dawn gradually appeared on the horizon. Suddenly, the ground cracked again and all the skulls disappeared underground. The thick magic with black gas had also spread. When the sun shone again, the forest returned to its original appearance.

Sui Xiong did not leave but remained next to the empty space and waited for the next night. The next night, the same strange magic ceremony happened again. When the sun shone again, and the skull once again returned underground, Sui Xiong could not help but laugh.

It's so weird but so exciting!