The Flying Polyp is a fictional race in the Cthulhu myth created by the American novelist Howard Philip Lovecraft, who belonged to the superior independent race. He first appeared in Lovecraft's short story The Shadow Out of Time, published in 1934.
A terrifying, hydra-like ancient race, a group of utterly grotesque beings... Their bodies are only partially material, and although they have no wings or wings, they can soar freely in the air... Some descriptions say they are invisible and their bodies are horribly malleable. Other legends about bizarre whistles, as well as huge footprints with five rounded toes, seem to be related to them as well. ——H． P． Lovecraft, Beyond the Shadow of Time
The flying hydra is a semi-invisible alien creature with the morphological characteristics of the hydra. Only part of their body is made of matter, and what the rest is made of is unknown. They have the ability to move in the air, but they do not have wings or other biological organs that support flight. Its body has unimaginable plasticity and the ability to be temporarily invisible. In addition, the abnormal whistling sound and the huge footprints composed of five rounded toe tips are also the main characteristics of the flying hydra family. The flying hydra does not have vision, but other perceptual abilities are sufficient to see all external things. Although only part of their bodies are made of matter, it is enough to exert influence on other objects or be blocked by ordinary matter. It's just that this peculiar structure gives their bodies great resistance, though not completely invincible.
Although we call them flying hydras, their true names are unknown; this race descended on Earth from outer space as conquerors 750 million years ago. They built basalt cities with towering, windowless towers and simultaneously settled on three other planets in the solar system, including Yaksh and Tond.
On Earth, the Great Race of Isis went to war with them and successfully forced them to retreat underground, but at the end of the Cretaceous Period (about fifty million years ago), flying hydras swarmed out of their underground world, restarted the war with the Great Race, and eventually exterminated them.
At present, the flying hydra still burrows in their caves, and seems to be very satisfied with the status quo, only content to eliminate those creatures that accidentally break in. The entrances to their settlements are mostly buried deep in ancient ruins; these passages are huge deep wells that are enclosed by boulders. In the deep well, there lives the surviving flying hydra, a group of grotesque and ruthless belligerents with many amazing attack methods.
The weakness of the Flying Hydra is some form of electricity, but their mental structure is so peculiar that the great race of Isis has no way to conquer them by exchanging spirits.
As the superior race in the Cthulhu myth, the flying hydra combat effectiveness is beyond doubt, and they are the only race that beats the Isis to find teeth all over the ground, you investigators and cultists, please try to avoid encountering them, if you are unlucky enough to win the lottery, please remember that the weakness of the flying hydra is some form of current, the specific kind of is unknown.......
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