Truth be told, Jean Stardust's actions were indeed a bit suicidal; the chaos and corruption mixed into Nyarlathotep's creations far exceeded those of Cthugha.
After all, Cthugha only had one goal at the time, which was to destroy everything in the vicinity; everything else was just done casually and wasn't important.
But Nyarlathotep was different. He was a hedonist, and the effects brought about by chaos were what he liked most. Therefore, the power he mixed into the tentacles and other creations he made was exceptionally chaotic and complex.
Although they looked like plain, unremarkable tentacles, in reality, every inch was an extremely malicious time bomb capable of corrupting an entire city.
He was waiting for mortals to take these remaining pieces of flesh in the future for sacrifices or research, craving the power within, only to eventually trigger the corruption inside and head toward distortion and destruction.
However, he hadn't expected that someone would actually start absorbing the life force directly from a tentacle.
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Jean Stardust had no idea that this guy was laying traps for the future. Since nothing seemed amiss in her perception, she decisively took a sip.
Just as she absorbed a tiny bit of life force, Jean Stardust felt an intent carrying chaos and corruption enter her body. Subconsciously, her entire Stardust Wind was mobilized, and the protective ability of the stardust crystals was driven to its maximum.
Even so, Jean Stardust still felt a splitting headache, and all the energy in her body could not be mobilized due to the chaotic attributes.
However, Jean Stardust's mind remained clear. Instead of trying to organize the energy within her body, she unleashed it all, while simultaneously throwing her full strength into the confrontation against the Evil God's will.
Accompanied by the clash between Jean Stardust's own will and that of the Evil God, the Arrogance trait on the system interface once again shone brilliantly. At the same time, Jean Stardust's will became even more firm, cohesive, powerful, and pure.
BB, who had just regained consciousness, saw this exaggerated scene and was sitting huddled in a corner, clutching her head and shivering.
With the great bonus the Arrogance trait provided to her own will, the balance between the two opposing sides was quickly and completely destroyed. The bit of the Evil God's will that had invaded her body was instantly crushed, disintegrated, and wiped out.
Once Jean Stardust achieved total victory, a sense of hunger followed. Having exhausted all the energy in her body just to focus on the confrontation, she was now a bit hungry and wanted to taste a tentacle.
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Seeing Jean Stardust devour the power within his tentacle, Nyarlathotep took the opportunity to mobilize a large number of tentacles to surround her, intending to take the chance to eliminate Jean Stardust, this destabilizing factor.
Although she had previously been inside the Little Girl's Barrier, Nyarlathotep could still perceive the outside. In fact, as the 'Crawling Chaos,' there was nowhere he could not enter.
At the time, BB was still in control of the body, so out of curiosity, he had let a wisp of shadow infiltrate this white Barrier, which was Lia's Barrier.
However, just as he entered, he saw Jean Stardust guiding a type of power. It was pure destruction, and the intensity of the will contained within it might even affect his true form.
Therefore, at this moment, the person among the three whom Nyarlathotep was most wary of was actually Jean Stardust.
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In Jean Stardust's perception, if this scene were called "rain after a long drought," it might not be quite appropriate; if called "someone offering a pillow when drowsy," it didn't seem quite right either. So, she preferred to call it "hungry, so Nyarlathotep sent a tentacle."
Facing the attacking tentacles, White Wind stabbed directly into one, frantically absorbing its life force.
And those chaotic, twisted, and corrupting powers that entered Jean Stardust's body were, under the tyrannical might of her own will, reduced to basic energy, which Jean Stardust then absorbed to replenish her body.
One, two, three... when the fourth tentacle became shriveled and dead, Jean Stardust finally felt satisfied, and her body had completely recovered to its peak.
But Jean Stardust did not stop. The energy from the fifth one directly began to activate her own enhancement state, with the excess portion stored in the blade in the form of breath.
The navy blue armor began to leak blue particles due to the overflowing life force, and at the same time, the amplification from Burst Mode reached a new height.
Mixing this overflowing energy with Stardust Wind and using a wind orb as a thruster, she turned into a blue arc in the sky. Now, Jean Stardust's speed could finally be on the same magnitude as Ai-chan and XX.
After circling in the sky for half a lap, the energy condensed on White Wind was nearing saturation. The blade, emitting a brilliant white light like a lamp in the dark night, slashed toward the sixth tentacle, cutting it in two.
There was no sense of resistance. Under the heating of that blazing breath energy, White Wind left a slash mark with an effect similar to a lightsaber.
Next, without the slightest pause, the seventh, the eighth—Jean Stardust danced happily in the sky, rapidly reducing the number of tentacles.
Although energy consumption of this scale would be exhausted in just a few dozen seconds, the omnipresent tentacles provided Jean Stardust with endless supplies.
It was much like the situation when battling the Knights of the Round Table: using their life to create their death.
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By the time Jean Stardust had hacked through the thorns and arrived at the very center, the location where Nyarlathotep was above the giant tower, Ai-chan and XX had only arrived just a step ahead.
And their common enemy, Nyarlathotep, was sitting properly at the top of the giant tower, watching the few of them with great interest.
At this moment, he already knew he was bound to lose. After all, the flow of black mud leaking from the sky was too small, and the black mud stored underground had also been exhausted.
After all, it was just the amount stored by a ley line for about 60 years; how could it be enough for a few guys who surpassed the gods to squander?
But since failure was already certain, the remaining time should be spent having more fun.
With this mindset, Nyarlathotep stood up, struck a pose like an opera singer, and said to the three of them:
"Welcome, you world-saving protagonists, to this absurd Tower of Distortion. Looking up at the essence of this world, are your hearts surging with emotion at this moment?"
His mouth was brimming with a smile; he looked to be playing very excitedly.
"Ah, of course. When the weapon was in my hand, I understood: fate would inevitably let me defeat this evil!"
XX looked like she really bought into this act and also held her weapon, speaking pretentiously.
Jean Stardust, on the other hand, was quietly watching the spectacle from the side, but at the same time, her eyes were shining. Nyarlathotep was right; this kind of absurd, strange, yet magnificent and spectacular scene was indeed heart-stirring.
Only Ai-chan was covering her face, looking as if she didn't want to admit she had any connection to these people.
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