Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

Looking at Taketori’s proud and aloof expression, Liu Xing really didn’t know what to say now.

But regardless, Taketori, despite appearing somewhat unreliable, was after all a "god" level NPC. Moreover, judging from the fact that Yis People had successfully stolen his character card with the help of Taketori’s power, it seemed that the power of the "gods" might be able to surpass the rules of the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall to some extent.

Thinking of this, Liu Xing suddenly realized something. The conversation he had just had with Taketori had already exceeded the boundaries of the game in a strict sense, yet KP Li Shunchan had not issued any warning or interference. This indicated that Taketori was also enjoying some sort of special treatment.

Therefore, Liu Xing felt it necessary to win over Taketori. Judging from Taketori’s current attitude towards him, Liu Xing believed that Taketori would likely agree to help him.

So, Liu Xing pretended to respectfully ask Taketori, "So, Lord Eldritch God, could you help me retrieve my physical body?"

Seeing Liu Xing’s good attitude, Taketori’s mood greatly improved as he said, "Since you, Liu Xing, have put it that way, then I, Lord Eldritch God, will help you reclaim your physical body. After all, before this, you have also helped me once. I, Lord Eldritch God, do not like owing others any favors."

At this moment, KP Li Shunchan finally spoke up, saying, "Congratulations to player Liu Xing for successfully reaching a cooperation with the demigod Taketori. So, after successfully completing this module, player Liu Xing, please pay attention to receiving a special gift in your mailbox."

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, not expecting Taketori to bring him a special gift as well.

"All right, I, Lord Eldritch God, have had enough fun. Now, I must go find a place to restore my strength, so I will take my leave for now." Taketori said, then transformed into a butterfly and disappeared through the wall.

And at this moment, the bathroom returned to its original state.

Liu Xing breathed a sigh of relief. Taketori’s appearance was an unexpected delight for him. Now, Liu Xing felt that his chances of reclaiming his character card from Yis People had increased significantly.

Leaving the bathroom, Liu Xing bumped into Zhang Jingxu.

Zhang Jingxu looked somewhat surprised at Liu Xing and said, "Liu Xing, although you’re feeling weakened now, you still need to put on a front. After all, if others see you like this, it won’t be easy to explain."

Liu Xing nodded, smiling, "OK, I understand. But Zhang Jingxu, what brings you here now?"

Zhang Jingxu waved a stack of paper in his hand and said, "This was just faxed to us by Chris. It’s the floor plan of EinsCastle and the villa area, along with maps of the surrounding area. Most importantly, the last few sheets are predictions of the underground tunnels in EinsCastle and the villa area. Since ghouls are mythical creatures that often lurk underground, their ability to dig tunnels is unquestionable."

Taking the stack of maps, Liu Xing nodded and said, "The Cult of the Cadaver will definitely dig tunnels. After all, it’s one of their major advantages. But the problem now is that the underground networks of major cities in England are extremely complex..."

Because England was the world center a hundred years ago, its industry was extremely developed. Therefore, cities like Manchester, being important industrial centers, had constructed extensive subway stations and sewers underground. Additionally, due to the bombings during World War II by Germany, Manchester, as a major bombing target, also constructed numerous underground air raid shelters. So, the underground network in Manchester was undoubtedly intricate, resembling an underground kingdom.

Zhang Jingxu spread his hands, somewhat helpless, "As you said, the underground world of Manchester will indeed become a paradise for the Cult of the Cadaver. Chris also believes that the cultists hiding in the villa are probably now underground. However, because England’s economy hasn’t been doing well in recent years, the maintenance of the subway and sewer systems in Manchester is lacking in some areas. Therefore, we don’t have a clear understanding of the situation in certain sections of the subway and sewer. To avoid getting incorrect intelligence, Chris won’t be giving us the maps of the Manchester subway and sewer for now."

Liu Xing frowned. This wasn’t good news because it meant that the underground world of Manchester would become the cult’s stronghold, and they might suffer in that aspect.

Trouble.

Liu Xing sighed and suddenly remembered something. "By the way, has that friend of your junior sister arrived? How strong is he?"

Zhang Jingxu nodded and smiled, "Yuan Chen’s strength is even stronger than I imagined. He’s skilled in both martial arts and magic, with a good personality. So overall, Yuan Chen can be considered a good helper for us."

Liu Xing breathed a sigh of relief, smiling, "It seems our situation isn’t bad. We’ve already received help from so many NPCs. We should be able to compensate for our lack of numbers with quality."

"Exactly. Currently, Chris estimates that there are about three hundred Cult of the Cadaver followers active in Manchester. Moreover, these cultists are armed with a large number of weapons, plus an unknown number of mythical creatures. The pressure on our side is quite high. After all, even if Chris can help us intercept two-thirds of the enemies, we still need to deal with the remaining one-third ourselves. But considering our current composition, our chances should be fifty-fifty." Zhang Jingxu said with conviction.

At this moment, footsteps were heard in the corridor, and Zhang Jingxu had not closed the door when he came in.

So, to be safe and not arouse suspicion, Liu Xing quickly lay back on the bed.

Then, Matsui Yui and Dogo Aige walked in.

Matsui Yui took out a small bottle and smiled, saying, "Mr. Ryuusei, after hearing about your injury, my father asked me to bring you this bottle of medicine. As long as you apply this medicine once a day, it should help your wounds heal faster. And you don’t have to worry about any side effects because this medicine is made from pure natural herbs, and its effectiveness has been verified for thousands of years."

Liu Xing took the bottle and immediately checked the information on the medicine.

Top-grade healing medicine for Deep Ones (6/6), extremely effective in treating various external injuries, able to rapidly restore the HP of the injured party, can only be used once per day.

Liu Xing was naturally very satisfied with the effectiveness of this medicine. Besides a few items that could unconditionally restore a certain value of HP, most recovery-type items did not directly indicate how much HP they could restore. Instead, they described the effects as "slow" or "small amount." So, the effectiveness of this medicine in Liu Xing’s hand was already very good.

Of course, the most important thing was that this medicine really had no side effects. Before taking it, Liu Xing was worried that using this medicine would turn him into a Deep One.

After all, in the Cthulhu RPG Game, many items used by mythical creatures had side effects for human players. And the most common side effect among them was changing the player’s race...

So, Liu Xing smiled and said, "Thank you, Uncle. You’ve been very considerate."

Matsui Yui shook her head and said seriously, "No, Mr. Liu Xing, you don’t need to thank us. If it weren’t for your righteous actions, my father and the other clansmen might have been trapped in Scotland. By the way, my father also asked me to bring you a piece of news. Yesterday, my father felt that a powerful Deep One had arrived in Manchester."

Liu Xing frowned and quickly asked, "Oh, how does the strength of that Deep One compare to my uncle’s?"

Matsui Yui shook her head, saying helplessly, "My father can’t be sure about this because that Deep One deliberately released its aura, and it was fleeting. So, my father couldn’t be sure if that Deep One held back, nor could he determine its exact strength. But judging from the aura it emitted, it definitely couldn’t match my father."

Liu Xing nodded, knowing that this sudden release of aura by the Deep One was likely advised by Bai Hecheng and others, with the purpose of misleading their group.

"Alright, we should go back now. Mr. Chris prepared a place for us this morning, and we need to take care of things." Matsui Yui said, leading Dogo Aige out.

After Matsui Yui and Dogo Aige left the room, Zhang Jingxu spoke up, "Chris is still somewhat worried about Baruka and the others because, as the saying goes, ’different races have different hearts.’ Although Baruka and the others are our reliable helpers, they are still Deep Ones. So, Chris arranged for Baruka to stay at an abandoned subway station. But speaking of which, the smell of Deep Ones is indeed very strong. When we were on the boat back to England that day, I almost vomited..."

Liu Xing chuckled and said, "It seems passing out at that time was a wise choice. But those two shots really made me suffer. You know, I’ve died once in a module before, but the feeling of being barely alive is indeed more unbearable."

Zhang Jingxu thought for a moment, then fiddled with his mobile phone. Liu Xing’s phone rang with a notification sound.

Taking the phone, Liu Xing found that Zhang Jingxu had sent him a photo. The protagonist of the photo was himself, lying unconscious on a table with blood soaking his clothes.

Seeing the photo, Liu Xing felt the pain from his chest wound start to throb again...

"If I didn’t know you only received 8 points of damage, I would have thought you might have died in Scotland. But I have some unreliable news for you, Liu Xing, would you like to hear it?" Zhang Jingxu suddenly said with a wink.

Liu Xing felt a sense of unease, but couldn’t resist saying, "Well, Zhang Jingxu, go ahead and tell me."

So, Zhang Jingxu sent another photo to Liu Xing. In the photo, Alice was looking nervously at the unconscious Liu Xing.

Liu Xing’s heart skipped a beat and he quickly said, "Zhang Jingxu, what are you doing? With my injuries like this, you still have the heart to take photos..."

Before Liu Xing could finish his "reprimand", Zhang Jingxu chuckled and said, "First of all, this was actually taken by Ryuzaki because emergency measures were needed to save you. So, Buke arranged for Ryuzaki to record the situation on video to facilitate the later medical staff in understanding your initial condition and the treatment you received. So, Ryuzaki ended up capturing these things that shouldn’t have been captured. Then Ryuzaki thought there might be something unclear between you and Alice, so he sent me this photo."

Liu Xing frowned, feeling annoyed, "How could you guys tarnish someone’s innocence like this? I’ve only met Alice for less than twenty-four hours in total, and there were no memories of Alice before that in Watanabe Ryuusei’s memory."

"Oh?" Zhang Jingxu raised an eyebrow, pretending to be skeptical, "Liu Xing, tell me, does Alice’s behavior look like that of a concerned colleague?"

This question left Liu Xing speechless because Alice’s behavior indeed didn’t look like that of a concerned colleague, but rather like someone concerned about a very important person to them.

This puzzled Liu Xing greatly.

Seizing the opportunity, Zhang Jingxu continued, "So, Liu Xing, you better come clean. When did you start getting involved with Alice?"

Liu Xing shook his head and said seriously, "How would I know? I really don’t know why Alice is so concerned about me. You know, I first met Alice in Fisher’s Village, and there were no memories of Alice before that in Watanabe Ryuusei’s memory."

Zhang Jingxu raised an eyebrow, knowing that Liu Xing couldn’t lie about this, so he also felt puzzled and said, "Oh, that’s strange. But after discovering that you were seriously injured, Alice’s behavior really seemed like that of your girlfriend. Could it be that Alice has a crush on you?"

Liu Xing shook his head and laughed, "How is that possible? I’ve only met Alice for less than twenty-four hours in total. How could Alice like me?"

"But how do you explain this?" Zhang Jingxu asked again.

Liu Xing was speechless.

Zhang Jingxu patted Liu Xing’s shoulder and said seriously, "Welcome to the club with me and Ling Ishikawa. Our trio can now be considered as average scumbags. My Chen Fuping and Lu Tianya, Ling Ishikawa’s Hu Li and policewoman, Miss Sawada, and now your Alice and Tian Qing."

Liu Xing looked up at the ceiling at a forty-five-degree angle, unable to refute for a while.

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