Cathulhu Online, MUNYA!

Chapter 412 – Cathulhu Performs Resurrection Ritual

"Is it over?"

Ma Moxi gazed at the sky. The barrier domes that had been trapping him were gone as the dragons suddenly retreated.

Curious about the changes, Ma Moxi started tracing the karma and read the events of the game world. Upon inspection, he discovered that the dragons received an order from a demon dragon general to withdraw from the hunt. In addition, they would be transferred to game world number 29 to unite with the deities there.

'What are they doing, Moxi?' Asked Ma Xingjuan.

"Probably regrouping. Someone just wrecks them so hard that their buttholes can't take it anymore, and they are crying to their daddies."

'You sound like Miaomiao, you know that?'

"It must be your imagination."

'…'

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Meanwhile, Jungwoo, Mao Xueyan, and Mao Dandan stopped fighting as well. The surrounding dragons snorted and grudgingly retreated from the battle.

Aside from the two tigresses, Jungwoo was soaked in his blood. He fell to his knees before he collapsed, face down. Dandan reverted to her humanoid tiger-woman appearance and fed Jungwoo a potion and a pill.

Mao Xueyan continued hovering in the sky, looking at the fleeing dragons. While she was observing the dragon's reaction, she noticed other battlefields nearby.

"Dandan, protect Jungwoo for now. I'm going to check something."

"Where are you going, sis?"

"I've found an ally. I'll be right back."

"O-Okay."

Mao Xueyan maintained her demonic tiger form and rushed west, heading toward another place with a commotion. When she arrived, she spotted someone she knew.

"I knew it. It's you, Diaochan."

Below Mao Xueyan, three women leisurely dissected the dragon carcasses. The dancer with a skimpy bikini looked up and waved her hand at her colleague.

"Oh, hey, Xueyan! It has been ages!"

Mao Xueyan reverted to her humanoid form and nodded at Eve, whom she wasn't closed with. Then, she smiled at Bianca.

"I guess your team is protected by her protagonist luck," Mao Xueyan teased them. However, she remembered that the other people on their team weren't present. "Where are Sun Wukong, OG-Buddha, and others?"

Diaochan and Eve wryly smiled. They pointed at Bianca.

Mao Xueyan turned to Bianca, who had been sitting on a rock and resting her severed head on her lap. One of her hands gently fed the head a piece of dragon steak.

Noticing the look of the weretigress, Bianca stopped chewing and explained, "Lu Bu killed them, but I manage to secure their souls in my dantian, senior. I'll resurrect them when I'm strong enough."

"What about their dantian universes?"

"Lu Bu ate them all. I'm sorry."

"… I see."

Mao Xueyan sighed. Not only Xiaomao suffered heavy casualties on his side, but Mao Miaomiao Faction also lost several people. Fortunately, the damage was minimal as the dead could be resurrected later on.

Diaochan tossed a piece of cooked meat to Mao Xueyan. She put one in her mouth and asked while she was eating, "Say, do you know where Lu Bu is? Now that we broke out of his prison, we want revenge!"

Mao Xueyan shrugged, "He's dead."

"He… what?! Who killed him? Miaomiao?"

"No. Xiaomao killed him."

"Xiaomao… Mao Xiaomiao? Wei Yuan's son?"

"Yes. Him."

Diaochan slapped her forehead. She grumbled, "Oh, come on! I called dip on that asshole's dantian universe! I was planning to eat it!"

"Too bad. A protagonist can only be killed by an antagonist or another protagonist. Even if you were to fight him, you would have become EXP for Lu Bu instead."

"I know. But DAMN! Miaomiao used to tell me that Lu Bu is an invincible or OP-type protagonist. I still can't believe that oni child killed him."

Mao Xueyan laughed. Then, they continued to chat for a few minutes before Xueyan invited the group to travel together, to which Diaochan, Eve, and Bianca agreed.

Diaochan, Eve, and Bianca stored the food in their inventory and rendezvoused with Jungwoo and Dandan. When they arrived, Jungwoo managed to recover enough stamina to get back on his feet.

As soon as Jungwoo saw Eve and Diaochan, his jaw dropped.

"S-So beautiful."

Dandan lightly bonked him with a wooden stick. She delivered a piece of bad news for him, "They have an owner, a scary one at that. If you have a death wish, you can woo them."

"Err, I already have a girlfriend, so no thanks."

"You are wise. Oh, by the way, who's that?" Dandan was interested in the headless knight girl, who kept her head in her arms instead of putting it on her neck.

Bianca's body awkwardly put the head back to where it belonged. However, due to the body's clumsiness, her head slipped off her hands and the troublesome right foot accidentally punted the head 400 meters into the sky.

"AAAAAAAHHHHH!! YOU STUPID BODYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!"

Bianca's body kicked the ground and leaped toward the head, but it accidentally collided with a giant tree. Everybody looked at the flying head and sweated profusely.

Diaochan dryly laughed, "She's a comedy-type protagonist. Also, her race is Dullahan."

"No wonder…"

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After recovering enough lifespan, Xiaomao shifted his attention to one of his primary objectives. He brought out Shepherd, Alice, and Madoka's soul orbs and looked at them.

Xiaomao consulted with Mu-Nyang through voice transmission.

"Mu-Nyang, how do I resurrect my subordinates?"

'Simple. Sacrifice your lifespans equivalent to their level times 100. If their level before they died is 1,000, you need 100,000 years of lifespan, munya.'

"How many years do I have again?"

'1,673,000. From what I see, you need about 3.1 million for the three souls. Also, you need three million extra for three rituals and some backup. Ideally, I suggest you gather 10 million years at the minimum before you start resurrecting them, munya.'

"Is there another way?"

'There is. If you use Lilith's method, you have to advance to the late deity stage first. I doubt you can wait that long, munya.'

Xiaomao deeply sighed. He didn't have enough life force to bring everybody back to life. Even after eating all the dantian crystals of the dragons, it was still short.

"How do I gain more lifespan quickly? Why did I only gain a few thousand years after eating those dragons' dantians, Mu-Nyang?"

'Immortal dragons don't have many sentient worshipers or supporters in their dantians, munya. You have to eat the deities to get more.'

"Deities… I see."

Unfortunately, Xiaomao already ate Firecracker and other deity dragons' dantian crystals. Each gave him an average of 200,000 years of lifespan. Thus, to acquire 10 million years of lifespan, Xiaomao needed to eat 50 deities.

Still, Xiaomao had enough lifespan to bring back one of them.

"I'll bring back Shepherd. Teach me the method, Mu-Nyang."

'Okie-dokie, master.'

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Xiaomao brought the soul orb of Shepherd to an open ground. Then, he drew a 100-diameter magic circle with 49 circuits and seven minor circles inside. According to Mu-Nyang, he even added descriptions of past deeds that he and Shepherd did together in the mix.

'Good. Now, attach Shepherd's existence karma string to the soul and make sure it links with yours, munya. Then, repeat after me.'

Xiaomao nodded and closely listened to Mu-Nyang, ready to repeat every word.

'MUNYA MUNYA-MUNYA MUNYA!'

"…"

Xiaomao was taken aback, but he tried his best to pronounce and sound like the cat.

"Munya Munya Munya Munya."

'No, no, NO! It's MUNYA MUNYA-MUNYA MUNYA!'

"Munya Munya Munya Munya?"

'Pay attention to the pitch, master. It's MUNYA, not Munya. Munya Munya Munya Munya literally means I fuck a homo's mouth. MUNYA MUNYA-MUNYA MUNYA means I hereby sacrifice my lifespan, munya.'

"Dafuq."

'Transform to a Cathulhu to boost your linguistic skill, munya. Also, you can permit the [Cathulhu Instinct] to take over your vocal cord for a moment when we're doing the ritual.'

[Cathulhu Instinct]: "Hohoh? Is it my time to shine?"

'Yes, munya. Let's do it properly!'

"…"

Without a choice, Xiaomao transformed into a gigantic Cathulhu. He looked around and made sure that nobody could interrupt their ritual.

'Repeat after me! MUNYA MUNYA-MUNYA MUNYA!'

[Cathulhu Instinct]: "Let me take over. MUNYA MUNYA-MUNYA MUNYA!" (I hereby sacrifice my lifespan in this ritual!)

'Mun-mun, munyaning. MUNYA, munYA MU-NYA MUNYA!'

[Cathulhu Instinct]: "Mun-mun, munyaning. MUNYA, munYA MU-NYA MUNYA!" (Using my lifespan as a fee, I demand an equivalent exchange for my wish!)

"…"

Xiaomao allowed the Instinct Senpai to move his vocal cord. Although he understood the munya-language, Mu-Nyang's current language was incomprehensible due to the unique pitches.

'MUNYA HEE, MUNYA HOO, MUNYA HAA, MUNYA HAHA!'

"Wait a minute."

Xiaomao sweated profusely. Suddenly, Mu-Nyang started singing the iconic song in his version. He doubted that it was related to the ritual incantation.

[Cathulhu Instinct]: "MUNYA HEE, MUNYA HOO, MUNYA HAA, MUNYA HAHA!"

Not only Xiaomao's vocal cord was controlled by Instinct Senpai, but his tentacles also started moving, dancing with the notes. By the time Xiaomao realized it, he also sang along willingly. The butterflies also came out and surrounded the ritual magic circle, mimicking Xiaomao and dancing around it.

The ritual circle brightened. The life force of Xiaomao left him and entered the orb of Shepherd's soul. Then, Xiaomao received a notification message from Mu-Nyang's system.

<You are about to resurrect Shepherd. Will you sacrifice 1,200,000 years of lifespan to add one year of lifespan to Shepherd?>

1.2 million to one year?!

Xiaomao almost vomited blood. The exchange rate was so expensive that he wanted to cry. However, he wanted the quirky and corny subordinate back.

"YES! BRING HIM BACK, MUNYA HEE!"

<Resurrecting Shepherd…>

<Warning, Shepherd has multiple soul orbs inside his dantian. You cannot resurrect them unless you have Shepherd's permission.>

"I don't care. Bring him back, MUNYA HOO!"

<Affirmative, MUNYA HA!>

"MUNYA HAHA!"

The party continued.