True Name

The players' consciousnesses remaining within Nyogtha understood that they could not replace Nyogtha. Their goal from the start had been to use this opportunity—the opportunity presented by the Child of Ashes returning to Nyogtha's origin—and mix themselves into it.

The Child of Ashes could return to Nyogtha because he was originally part of Nyogtha. His rank had merely been lowered; his essence remained unchanged. Thus, Yemo's power to bring all things to the end of time had no effect whatsoever on the Child of Ashes.

So the players' choice now was to kill the Child of Ashes, seize his origin, then return to Nyogtha and become part of Nyogtha. At worst, they could use the current environment to continuously ascend toward greatness.

Their consciousnesses began to change, no longer taking human form but becoming closer to the Great Ones. Yemo, for instance, transformed into a handful of constantly withering black ash. Though He was still at the peak of low-level lifeforms, having broken beyond human consciousness allowed Him to wield His power more effectively than before.

"I can't keep up!" A player realized his condition. The change in consciousness was extremely dangerous. They had continuously improved through Nyogtha's power, but once they could no longer keep pace with the speed of mutation, their cognition would collapse, and they could only become nutrients to be absorbed by Nyogtha.

Several thoughts flashed through the player's mind, and he hastily tried to leave Nyogtha. But in the next moment, Nyogtha observed yet another phenomenon: unable to withstand the change in consciousness, the player's cognition shattered, and everything he was was absorbed by Nyogtha.

Nyogtha observed countless cosmic truths, and Its true consciousness was gradually awakening from slumber. The other players assessed the limits of their endurance and continuously calculated when to withdraw.

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