Huh, that works too? Then wouldn't those cultists who know the Outer Deities' true identities be corrupted and driven mad first... Hmm, could this corruption be a selective interaction on their part, rather than an uncontrollable leakage of their power?
And when I fought the Manipulator Hvin Rambis, my Mirror Person used this trick too, planting the dangerous concept of "Outer Deities" in his mind. Although he belonged to the Psychology Alchemists, he didn't worship an evil god. Instead, he was corrupted and died on the spot...
Angel's thoughts raced, and she quickly grasped the nature of the Outer Deities' corruption.
For these cultists, knowing the identities of the Outer Deities was not the sole condition for suffering corruption. Rather than mutated treants like Cynthia, these Outer Deities, whose true bodies lay outside the barrier and could hardly influence its interior, preferred rational human followers who could conceal themselves within normal society. Thus, they would not immediately corrupt someone with their status and power after establishing a connection. They would even proactively bestow certain "boons" to help their followers spread their faith.
Of course, such "preferential treatment" was surely limited to a small number of core followers. Otherwise, information about the Outer Deities would have leaked long ago, rather than circulating only among angels.
At this thought, another question occurred to Angel:
"So, if the cultists themselves won't be corrupted by the Outer Deities, why don't they publicize their existence on a massive scale? Anyone who hears or sees the relevant information and forms a clear concept in their mind will attract an Outer Deity's gaze. Wouldn't that make a very convenient 'weapon of mass destruction'?"
"Indeed. If these followers simultaneously spread information about 'Great Old Ones' and 'Outer Deities' in major cities, or even just recite their honorific names,