Cthulhu Mythos

Jiang Hao looked at the Scepter of God.

With Macefield dead, the scepter had fallen to the ground. Nothing of its earlier sanctity remained; it looked like an oddly shaped ornament.

Without hesitation, he sealed off his hearing again.

Mirror Macefield could use it, but a song would automatically begin playing whenever he did. Without cutting off his hearing, Jiang Hao could easily be bewitched into becoming a follower of the Sovereign of Order... He thought for a moment, then tentatively sent a little Divine Power into the Scepter of God.

The tip of the Scepter of God lit up gold as it absorbed Jiang Hao's Divine Power. A thick beam shot out—straight at him.

Jiang Hao was ready. He dodged, and the beam struck the Crawling Walker's wall of flesh. Meat vanished rapidly, leaving a basketball-sized hole in the blink of an eye.

It counterattacks on its own? Looks like I can't use this Scepter of God... No, there is a way. I can keep Mirror Macefield active and have him use it. But that would seriously limit the Yata Mirror... Jiang Hao pondered the problem.

The Yata Mirror had two abilities: copying an opponent and transferring damage. Keeping Mirror Macefield active would effectively sacrifice Damage Transfer.

But it was worth it.

Mirror Macefield was formidable in his own right, and the Scepter of God appeared even more powerful.

Its innate Compulsion could turn a target into a follower of the Sovereign of Order.

With Substitute Casting, it could cast spells in its wielder's place without consuming the wielder's power, while also amplifying Magic and Divine Spells.

On top of that, the Scepter of God had immense offensive power and Immortality. If necessary, it could even be used as a club.

Jiang Hao had Mirror Macefield pick up the