Great Old One

"In conclusion, although Azathoth is currently sealed in the Chaos Domain and cannot come to our world for the time being, I think he will break the seal and enter the world of the War of the Gods sooner or later. Moreover, because his strength is too great, at that time we will have to face an unprecedentedly terrifying creature. Therefore, we must determine the winner and elect the strongest god to rule everything before he comes to the world of the War of the Gods."

If possible, it would be best to carry out our final plan—that is, the creation of a god—before he arrives.

After Forrest finished speaking, he looked intently at everyone.

A silence fell over them for a long time.

"Ahem," a young elder coughed, drawing everyone's attention. He glanced at Forrest, then scanned the crowd, his gaze suddenly settling on Shen Yuan. "Elder Shen Yuan, you should know something about this Azathoth, right? Why don't you tell us how to deal with this crisis?"

Then everyone realized that it seemed Shen Yuan had been killed by this Azathoth.

Shen Yuan nodded and said, "That's right. My last defeat was indeed because of this Azathoth. Because of this, I know exactly how strong Azathoth is. Therefore, I have a suggestion: we don't need to rush to deal with him. I do know a bit about Azathoth. Yes, he is indeed very powerful, but he is not Invincible. He has two fatal weaknesses. First, he lacks the Power of Faith. In the world of the War of the Gods, the Power of Faith is the source of a god's strength. Without faith, it means that his strength has little room for growth."

Secondly, the players won't help him.

Therefore, we can completely use the players to deal with him, because Azathoth's characteristics make him incompatible with the world of the War of the Gods, and his appearance is obviously evil.

So we could easily release a world announcement saying that an otherworldly evil god is about to invade our world, calling on players to prepare to resist the invasion from beyond the world, and release it as an expansion pack.

When he enters our world, he will face attacks from tens of thousands of players. Even if these players can't kill him, they can significantly weaken his power. During this time, we will have enough time to complete our plan. Finally, to fight against the evil god from another world, the victor will fight Azathoth to the death. And for the safety of the world, we naturally have reason to demand that the players contribute their faith. After that, how can he fight us?"

Hearing Shen Yuan's words, everyone nodded in agreement.

"That's a good idea."

"Excellent, excellent. Elder Shen Yuan's plan sounds very good."

Forrest, "That won't do! What if the plan is ruined? I think we should choose someone as soon as possible to gain the faith of all the players!"

At this moment, an old man with a white beard on the left suddenly sneered and said, "Speaker, as far as I know, there are still three gods, each controlled by one of our three factions. If, as you say, we are to elect one immediately, you undoubtedly have the greatest advantage. So, do you mean to make us surrender to you?"

The one speaking was the controller of the God of Eternity, and also the leader of the Cosmic Will Faction.

"Yes, yes, to be honest, the three of us are currently evenly matched. If we were to determine the winner based solely on strength, it would be hard to say. But if it were a vote, you would definitely win. After all, you, the God-Creation Faction, have always had more people. Unless you abstain, I will not agree," the leader of the Descent Faction said.

Forrest was secretly anxious, but after listening to the two men's words, he knew things weren't so simple. He couldn't possibly give up his chance, so he calmed down immediately. "Hmph, then let's continue as Elder Shen Yuan said. However, we still need to speed things up a bit. I'll launch the players' attack on your territory as soon as I get back."

The meeting then came to an end.

Upon returning to the world of the War of the Gods, Forrest immediately issued a divine decree for a holy war, calling on his followers to launch a full-scale attack on the territory controlled by the God of Eternity and the God of Light.

The God of Light and the God of Eternity naturally responded in the same way, and thus a full-scale holy war broke out once again.

Meanwhile, Forrest was also arranging for his game designers to release information about the expansion pack.

On this day, the War of the Gods proceeded as usual, with factions clashing against each other and players running dungeons and fighting monsters.

Just then, the players in the game suddenly noticed that the system had released a world announcement.

[World Announcement: Players of the War of the Gods, adventurers of the Lost Continent, please put down what you are doing and listen carefully to this prophecy of the end times.]

The war between the three gods is still undecided, but an even greater threat is approaching: the ancient rulers, the primordial demons, the terrifying Source of Chaos, and the evil otherworldly god Azathoth have awakened from their slumber.

This terrifying creature from beyond the universe is about to invade our world. He and his Chaos Legion have vowed to turn all worlds into eternal chaos. Prepare to face this catastrophe, warriors! Use your swords and magic to protect the world you depend on for survival.

All the exciting content awaits in -- War of the Gods: The Great Old One, the expansion pack will be officially released soon.

The players of War of the Gods stared in astonishment at the announcement. There had been absolutely no prior warning; how could a new expansion be released so suddenly? And wasn't the War of the Gods still ongoing?

And what the heck is this Great Old One? This concept wasn't present at all before, how did it suddenly appear?

Players who had previously played Sky World were even more surprised. Azathoth, wasn't that the boss from Sky World? How did he end up in War of the Gods?

Or is this actually Azathoth from the Cthulhu Mythos? War of the Gods is a pure D&D fantasy game, so how did it involve the Cthulhu Mythos?

However, new game content always excites players. Filled with excitement and curiosity, players flocked to the game's official website to check out the new expansion.

However, the information about the new expansion is quite limited and very vague. The entire expansion only contains some background information about the Chaos Domain and Azathoth, and nothing else.

First, some basic information about Azathoth.

Azathoth: God of Chaos, source of evil, ruler of the ancients, a powerful evil god from the darkest and most primordial dimension of the universe— the Chaos Domain.

It existed even before the universe existed, and is the purest and most primal embodiment of evil.

Azathoth has no soul; his sole purpose is to destroy everything and reduce it to eternal chaos.

Chaos Domain: The Chaos Domain, ruled by Azathoth, is a dark world composed of chaotic energy. His goal is to destroy all things and turn all beautiful worlds into chaos, and the Chaos Domain is the world he created.

The initial Chaos Domain was small, but after destroying countless worlds, Chaos Domain extent has become exceptionally vast. Now, the boundary of the Chaos Domain borders the world of the War of the Gods.

The realm of Azathoth:

Unlike the gods in the War of the Gods, Azathoth's realm is one of destruction and chaos. Therefore, he will not accept the prayers of his followers, nor will he respond to them. Worship of Azathoth will only bring disaster and terrifying consequences.

The last paragraph was added at Forrest's request, mainly to discredit Azathoth. Under the rules of the War of the Gods, any god could be worshipped, and Azathoth was no exception. Once someone worshipped Azathoth, that god would gain the Power of Faith. Therefore, theoretically, Azathoth was also a participant in this war for faith.

To prevent players from worshipping Azathoth, he deliberately portrayed Azathoth as extremely terrifying, claiming that worshipping him brings absolutely no benefit. In short, when you see Azathoth appear, just go and fight him relentlessly.

However, Forrest overlooked one point, or rather, he was completely unaware of it: for the vast majority of players, the War of the Gods was just a game. Even the most terrifying ending wouldn't frighten them; instead, it would ignite a strong sense of curiosity in many players, making them wonder what would happen if they prayed to Azathoth.

The saying goes, "If you don't court death, you won't die," but even in reality, countless people court death, let alone in games where you can't actually die.

Therefore, what Forrest didn't expect was that his special explanation would actually remind many players—what would happen if they prayed to Azathoth?

Of course, most players, having already established their beliefs, generally won't change them.

However, this didn't stop them from creating a new account to give it a try.

However, some players feel differently. During the previous war among the gods, many of the gods that players worshipped were killed, leaving a void in their faith. Now, reminded of this, they suddenly realize that worshipping Azathoth might also be an option.

In addition, some new players who are unsure which god to worship are intrigued by the official introduction to Azathoth and are eager to try it out.

At this very moment, at a table in a tavern in Frost City, several adventurers who had just finished an adventure were discussing this issue.