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There really was a spell.

Hodgson's heart leaped. He instinctively glanced at the others, but when he saw they were all watching closely, he gave up his original plan and asked outright, "What's the spell?"

Since the spell was mentioned in the Cthulhu Mythos, the others could find it as soon as they got back and asked around. He might as well share it openly and show a little magnanimity.

"Praise you, great Lord of the Endless Void..." Kyosuke Kitajima had barely begun reciting when he remembered that this spell summoned Yog-Sothoth. His face went green. "Mr. President, I'd better write it down for you."

After a moment's thought, he still felt that was too risky. "Mr. President, I know which book it's in. I'll show you."

Hodgson nodded. When supernatural powers were involved, there was no such thing as being too careful.

While the people at Kennedy Space Center searched for the spell to summon Yog-Sothoth, Jiang Hao withdrew his gaze from outer space.

"This test went well..."

Jiang Hao considered what had happened.

The incident at Kennedy Space Center was the result of his deliberate guidance. When Florence contacted the Crawling Walker disguised as Yog-Sothoth, she was subtly influenced. The questions she asked were bound to concern the mystical, and the answers she received were bound to be knowledge of magic.

As for the changes in her mind and the mutations in her body, those were inevitable consequences of contacting the Crawling Walker and borrowing its power.

The Crawling Walker was an Elder Evil, after all. Its power was chaotic and evil by nature. Anyone who borrowed it would inevitably begin turning into an evil creature.

All Jiang Hao had done was make a slight change, giving the Evil Worm the appearance of an Evil God's offspring from