Moriyue and Kaguya finally joined forces to deal with the awakened Cthulhu. The Rat Talisman was in hand, but Moriyue did not feel the slightest bit happy.
Whoosh~
Sure enough, after Moriyue grasped the Rat Talisman, it was not absorbed by him. The Talisman instantly shattered into specks of light before finally merging back into Julan's body.
"Had enough fun? Is that all you can do?"
Julan floated in midair, looking down on everyone as though they were ants.
"Hand over the Talismans on you."
He pointed through the air, and Moriyue instantly felt an invisible force binding him as his body slowly rose into the air.
However, he was not particularly surprised.
"Though the odds of winning do not seem high, sorry, I can't give them to you yet."
As Moriyue spoke, clusters of curse markings spread through space and reached Julan's arm.
Feeling the strange power in his arm, Julan wore an amused expression.
"The aura of death..."
Before he could finish speaking, a short blade had already pierced his body. There was no warning whatsoever; the blade had appeared with extreme suddenness. This time, Moriyue had summoned the Shinigami without holding anything back.
Julan's eyes dimmed, and he truly seemed to have lost all signs of life. Yet in the blink of an eye, he opened his eyes again.
"The Shinigami is still not strong enough..."
Moriyue was equally astonished. Even that had not killed him? Could it be...
"This guy has the Dog Talisman too."
"The warm-up is over. Now that I've been unsealed today, let me see what other tricks you can pull."
Julan stretched lazily, then his body sank into darkness.
Within the darkness, a colossal creature quietly emerged. Everyone, including Kaguya, focused their eyes on that figure.
Blazing flames burned in the wind,