Chapter 2002: Summoning More Gods

"Since we know that these people are like a local feudal lord, we will know how to deal with them or navigate around them. This will help us move forward, so it moves more smoothly.

"In addition, Loki mentioned the fact that we needed to become true gods first before entering the second battlefield.

"That is why we will change our plan a bit. First of all, we will have to find the alien world. We will activate the trickster sigil to figure out where Nyarlathotep is. We will talk to the alien and figure out what we need to do next. Then, we will head to the second battlefield and gradually prepare ourselves to deal with Yog-Sothoth and Azathoth. That’s the general scenario.

"Unfortunately, we currently don’t have any detailed information on how to do it, so we will have to be extra careful, especially against the trickster alien."

They couldn’t help but agree. Loki himself felt like a double-edged sword. He could ruin them quite easily, especially if Loki took advantage of Nathan’s twisted luck to his advantage.

Others couldn’t do it, but Loki could definitely use Nathan’s twisted luck.

"For that, we will do two things." Nathan raised two fingers. "First, locate the trickster. After finding this alien, I will make a copy of myself along with a few of my familiars, so Luna and Iris will have to finish a temporary body that can last for quite a long time for me and the others."

"Understood." Luna nodded. "So, we don’t have to be fully tricked by Nyarlathotep."

"Yes. In case something happens, we can always abandon the body and deal with Nyarlathotep in the future."

"The Outer Gods are stronger than true gods, so how are we supposed to do that?" Noelle frowned.

"We’ll defeat it together. If anyone is missing here, I don’t know if I can even continue this journey." Nathan shook his head helplessly.

"Isn’t that still too dangerous? We don’t know what Nyarlathotep wants." Selena frowned.

"At least, we know that Nyarlathotep has no choice but to rely on us. If not, the aliens won’t even bother to send Cthulhu to help us. So, knowing about the situation first will be useful for us," explained Nathan.

"Well, it definitely can let us know about the aliens’ strongholds. We can use those strongholds as a way to farm cores for us. The body will be quite useful for our own improvement as well." Evelyn crossed her arms. "I’m not saying it’s dangerous, but we have to consider whether the risk is worth it or not."

"Good news is... We’ve gotten four true gods and 30 gods, which we can use to help us improve ourselves. Do you have anyone who wants to become a god?" Nathan asked.

"We are using alpha class aliens to support our familiars to get stronger, but the gods are more useful, right?" Sera asked.

"Yes."

"I personally don’t have anyone in mind right now because I don’t think they are ready to keep up with our pace." Sera shook her head.

Vivian raised her hand. "I think it’s time for me to help Charlotte to become a fairy goddess. She is a researcher, so she has been our least priority, but now that there’s an excess amount of bodies we can use, I’m hoping to help her. She might not be a good addition to our fighting strength, but she can definitely help us with analysis."

"Understood. I will do that for her. Do you want anyone else? You have that druid or..."

"No. I’ve asked them, but they don’t want to. They might have seen their limits, and forcing them to continue fighting will just make them miserable." Vivian shook her head helplessly. "So, only Charlotte."

"Understood." Nathan turned to the others.

Unfortunately, no one raised their hands.

"In that case, I will use one to help Charlotte. For the four true gods, I will use them to make sure that four of my familiars will become true gods. If we’re looking at the situation, then it will be Nidhogg, Jinwu, Orochi, and Kun. Then, I will use the remaining gods to boost Mae and Qilin, which means everyone will become true gods.

"After that..." Nathan turned to the others.

"Before that, we need to assess your condition first and see how big the sacrifice you need to make for transforming our familiars into true gods is."

"Well, with the gods, I can strengthen their divinity and push them forward, not necessarily making them true gods yet." Nathan waved his hand. "Maybe I can just strengthen them with just one god."

"That is probably true..." Selena looked down, contemplating. "Still, it’s better to know your condition. I don’t want to risk it and endanger you."

"Fine." Nathan nodded. "For the time being, we will try to push those who were summoned originally as gods. That means familiars like Risa have to wait."

"Yes. They are aware of it already." Selena nodded. "In my case, it’s Amphitrite and Lilith."

"Well, my Janus and Raphael can do that too. Asmodeus and Brunhild can wait." Sera agreed.

Alavenya and Noelle looked at each other. "We both don’t have anyone to evolve. Instead, do you think it will be good to summon other familiars?"

Alavenya raised her hand. "I want to summon Shiva. This one sounds strong."

"Can we even summon them?" Noelle asked.

"I believe we can. The only ones we can’t summon are those who are duplicated by the dark dimension. Since they died in the first battlefield, then yes..."

Noelle thought for a moment before nodding. "In that case, I want Erlang Shen. You said he’s the mightiest general, so I want him to help me. He will provide the stability I need on the battlefield."

"If we are talking about summoning, then maybe I should summon one as well." Evelyn and Luna raised their hands.

"I’m too weak right now, so I really need a power-up." Evelyn sighed. "I didn’t want to summon another familiar in the past because I thought it would be fine. However, I know that we won’t be just fighting a single alien. We might have to face an army of god level aliens. I need to be prepared."

"Same." Luna pointed to Evelyn, agreeing with her.