Giant of Light: I am the Old Ones

Chapter 297 Black Mountain Range

With the arrival of the ship of Theseus, this inaccessible island also received a hint of smoke.

Then came the mobile steam energy tower that was moved from the ship of Theseus. It was an enhanced version of the steam hub. The high-quality coal resources reserved could allow this thing to provide heating for about 300 people for up to fifteen days.

Amanda later learned that the series of steam technology that came with this thing came from the technology that Alexander, the so-called prophet, brought from another world.

There are some evil ways, and they just happen to be able to provide some convenience in this chaotic era, without raising the development threshold of the entire human civilization to the extent that Gatan can be awakened again.

As for Qijera, Qijera in this world has been delayed due to Gatan's awakening, and only some remaining roots remain in various parts of the world. It is estimated that it will not cause any further impact.

After coming back to her senses, Amanda landed on the island. There were no visible creatures on it except humans.

It is said that not long ago, some extremely precious cold moss, which may take hundreds of years to grow one centimeter, was also cleared.

In the memory of the people of Lebx, the academy finally found the records about Sphia.

This thing can parasitize many lives and mutate into terrifying monsters.

This has never changed.

Moreover, Sphia, who has become parasitic or symbiotic with the Shoggoth, has also shown a case of assimilating with Kraken to achieve giant size.

The people in the execution department wanted to clear out all the life in the nearby sea area. Those that laid eggs would be shaken to death, and those that laid eggs would be artificially sterilized.

Omega's perception covered the entire island, and only found the traces left by Sphiathogoth's movement on the ground.

Those corroded underground cavities pass through the holes connected to the ground, and when the wind blows, the sounds are different with the angle.

But mixed in with the sound of the snowstorm, it was actually not noticed much.

But if a person is lost in the wild and cannot tell the direction when looking around, and suddenly hears these sounds and walks over, he will most likely fall into these underground cavities and never be able to climb out.

Omega saw the color of those corroded cavity walls, black.

He searched carefully in Amanda's memory and only found part of the records.

In the comics adapted from the cultural work known as "Mountains of Madness", those purple mountains stand deep in the Antarctic continent.

It also echoed with all kinds of strange howls, which shocked people's hearts.

And here in the Arctic region, these eroded geological layers are black, perhaps because of the addition of Sphia.

Or it may be because although different multiverses correspond to each other, there are also differences that are unknown to people.

Extending all the way down from the underground cavities here is the protective layer wrapped by the thick seafloor strata. Those cavities extend all the way to the center of the Arctic Circle.

However, according to any known location exploration records, there is no land or even large island ahead to accommodate the lurking Sphiathogoth.

Therefore, there is a great possibility that these Sphiahshoggoths are hidden under the sea.

It is said that in unexplored ancient times, there was also a piece of land in the Arctic region, and then the land sank.

Just like Atlantis, which was supposed to be in the Atlantic Ocean.

However, no intelligent civilization has developed in this area, and only a few primitive tribes exist.

The tribes that surround the polar circle today are all remnants of those primitive tribes.

They are more or less adapted to the cold climate of the north and rarely go to live in the south.

No scene similar to the mountains in the previous comic works was found, nor was there anything that could be regarded as the creation of civilization.

Omega reluctantly sent back the news, but found nothing.

There is nothing here except endless ice caps or scattered Arctic ocean surfaces.

Even polar bears won't come here.

Even on the seabed, it needs to be at least 40 meters deep, relying on the geothermal heat of the seabed to maintain the survival of some small creatures.

The ecological environment here simply cannot support a large population of carnivores.

I don't know what kind of state these Shoggoths have survived for nearly more than 20 billion years.

The professor rarely came out of his room and stood beside Amanda.

Normally at this time, he would be working tirelessly to supplement his information, but at this time, he became busier and busier.

Professor Abtis was appointed as the leader of the data team for the entire operation and rarely had time to spare.

"What are you thinking, Amanda? We have already calculated that even if the current Sphijashogs completes parasitism and becomes gigantic, he will not be your opponent now."

Amanda just said:
"That's not what I'm worried about, Professor. It's about how the Shoggoths survived for more than two billion years."

The professor wanted to scratch his hair, but realized that he was wearing a thick plush hat at this time, put down his hand, and then said:

"It is generally believed that around the real year 2006, that is, when people from other universes and worlds gradually entered our world, it was not just the prophets or Kirialodians who came to our world. Sphia should also be here time to arrive. Of course, there may be an earlier time period when the Dark Lord awakens, and this is also possible. For example, the sinking of the main body of R'lyeh Island 3000 million years ago resulted in the fact that the current R'lyeh is actually only a lot of Moving island parts occasionally appear in front of people. But such things are rare after all. In 20 billion years, the Shoggoths may have been in a sleeping state, or they may not be alive."

Not life!
Amanda's eyes widened. He himself had guessed that before the Shoggoths came into contact with Sphia, it was most likely that they were in a dormant state, almost consuming no energy at all.

But the professor's conjecture that the Shoggoths at this stage may not even be alive has greater significance.

Thinking of the relationship between flesh and stone previously discovered underground in the Walter family, including the emergence of flesh sacrifices caused by the War of the Ancients, Amanda subconsciously asked Omega to re-confirm the so-called corroded black underground cavities. .

Could the so-called black geology formed by the movement of the Shoggoths be the Shoggoths themselves?

He could not completely copy the Shoggoths of this world according to the records of the Mountains of Madness in his memory.

But there is no new discovery in Omega. This possibility may exist, but it still needs to be confirmed by personal contact. Even Omega cannot completely know whether this thing is really underground by feeling it from a distance. Stone.

(End of this chapter)