What's up, System? Why are you freaking out?
Cheng Yu questioned the system while keeping his eyes fixed on the general.
"Do you know what the name Evil Shadow means?!!!"
No.
"That's the fucking name of one of Nyarlathotep's avatars!!!"
Cheng Yu jolted in shock.
What!!!?
The general seized the instant Cheng Yu's emotions wavered. In the blink of an eye, a pitch-black blade was already slashing down toward his face.
Cheng Yu broke out in a cold sweat. He had never expected a moment's distraction to nearly let his opponent get right in his face. If the power of the Pure White Emissary hadn't blocked the General's Blade, Cheng Yu would have been split open like a watermelon.
When his strike failed, the general immediately put some distance between himself and Cheng Yu, then watched him warily. He didn't know how Cheng Yu had blocked his attack, but that alone confirmed that this opponent was indeed worth going all out against.
The general readied his attacking stance again, then vanished into the night.
Cheng Yu scanned his surroundings with intense concentration while continuing to question the system. After all, if what the system said was true...
Cheng Yu figured he would be better off ending his own life right now, then going to the big shot to tearfully complain that Nyarlathotep was picking on someone weaker and ask the big shot to give him justice. Of course, it didn't matter if the big shot refused, as long as he didn't have to face Nyarlathotep himself.
The system continued.
"Evil Shadow, one of Nyarlathotep's avatars, is known as the Black Overlord and takes the form of an extraordinarily charismatic general. His influence comes not only from the armies he commands, but also from the immense pressure he exerts on religious