Lin Qiye fell silent for a moment.
"Alright, I understand."
"Commander, where did you hear that name? Is it important?"
"...Perhaps."
Lin Qiye hung up, his expression turning somewhat grave.
Min Junliang's investigation results were as he had expected. Neither Great Xia nor the Shang Xie Association had any records of that name... Could everything he had heard in the Fourth Universe have merely been a random jumble of words spoken in their madness? But how could he explain them saying the three words "Cthulhu"?
Or had his mind been unclear at the time, and he had misheard them? Perhaps they had actually said four entirely different words?
As Lin Qiye pondered, a figure streaked over from the distance!
"Has she arrived..."
Lin Qiye temporarily set aside his chaotic thoughts and looked up. He saw a silver-haired figure spin halfway through the air before descending precisely toward the ground!
Jinian landed with both feet on the ground, brushing aside the messy strands of hair at her temple with her fingertips. She spoke helplessly, "Look... I agreed to help you, but that doesn't mean I'm some on-call errand girl, does it? I'd barely had a chance to sit down before rushing over here again... So, what do you need?"
"Haven't you always wanted to test the limits of the Star Annihilator Cannon?"
"!!! You're willing to be my humanoid target?" Jinian's eyes immediately lit up.
"...I'm not interested, but I found you a place where you can bombard to your heart's content. And the bigger the commotion, the better."
Hearing that Lin Qiye would not be the target himself, Jinian immediately lost some interest, though she still asked, "Where?"
"A Lovecraftian lair."
Jinian:...
"I admit I may usually speak a little loudly when I talk to you... but you don't have